Will a picasso triggerfish eat corals?

[sheatime]

Will a picasso triggerfish eat corals? or just go after live rock with algae?

 

[Akida17th]

A Humu Humu will eat inverts that is why they are known to be for fish only tanks although I have witnessed some triggers in reefs with no inverts.

 

[eatbreakfast]

They will not eat corals. Clams, shrimps, urchins and crabs are on the menu.

 

[slapshot]

While they won't eat the corals they will steal food from them and injure them when doing so. Will pretty much test apart any LPS

 

[scardall]

not wise

As far as I know, A Blue Throated Trigger is the Safest trigger to put in a reef. Other wise I would have a Clown Trigger in mine. Like Russion rulette???? End results are the same.

 

[Quinn123]

i once had a clown trigger in my reef tank. it never did touch any of my corals or cleaner shrimps.

 

[cesar]

The reason I would want a FOWLR tank. These fish here

 

[Reefing Madness]

Will a picasso triggerfish eat corals? or just go after live rock with algae?

They will not munch on your corals, nor your Live Rock or Algae.
Your CUC on the other hand is fair game to them.

 

[arashsheikhpoor]

I have seen a larger hawaiian trigger in a 400g reef with shrimp and hermits.. But they can be destructive and move aside corals and damage them.

 

[angelsandtangs]

As far as I know, A Blue Throated Trigger is the Safest trigger to put in a reef. Other wise I would have a Clown Trigger in mine. Like Russion rulette???? End results are the same.

Had one was very reef safe only issue loved to move corals around like dropping zoas and lps into my chalices so he had to go...Take the good with the bad with bluethroats

 

[joe2]

not wise

As far as I know, A Blue Throated Trigger is the Safest trigger to put in a reef. Other wise I would have a Clown Trigger in mine. Like Russion rulette???? End results are the same.

I've had a clown triggerfish in my reef tank for 5 years. He doesn't touch corals but he kills crabs and shrimp when he can catch them. Oddly enough...the crabs and shrimp are smart enough to make it so hard to catch them that sometimes it takes over a year to have to add new crabs and shrimp

 

[jtf74]

Anyone have any experience with picassos and anemones?

 

[SaH_UFA1L]

I’m a few years late

Anyone have any experience with picassos and anemones?

But I have a Picasso in my mixed reef and haven’t seen him touch my corals, nems or cuc yet.